Brasília, June 27, 2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The Timbó Operation, a training exercise involving members of the Navy, Army, and Air Force in the municipality of Tabatinga (AM), on the Colombian border, will be concluded today. The goal is to prepare the Armed Forces in the planning and execution of joint operations on the border, in order to stem the activities of drug dealers and guerrilla groups, as well as environmental crimes in native communities. The Minister of Defense, José Viegas Filho, has been accompanying the training exercise since yesterday (26). (DAS)